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John Brake: A Narrative Fiction

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“What is it?” Jorgan had an uncanny way of knowing when something was bugging her. “Got a letter from the radiation guy saying they are doing fine and that his wife is getting out of the revolutionary business.” “You must have made quite an impression on him.” He folded the bag closed and tucked it under the dash. “I guess that happens when you don’t, pry the answers from his decaying corpse. That’s what Needles said, right?” Jorgan stopped chewing and scowled, “Close enough.” The next letter was from Private Farn. She’d hoped to hear from him since she’d been too tired find him before leaving Ord Mantell. It read: I don’t know what’s going on. Some officers came into the barracks and took all of Lieutenant Virk’s stuff. They told us he was dead! We’re all being …show more content…

Remember?” She turned her datapad towards him so he could see Farn’s letter. “I might have dispatched him too hard.” To her surprise Jorgan started laughing. It was the first time she had heard it, more of a deep, rumble that sounded like a mixture of a cough and a growl and was oddly appealing. “I wouldn’t lose any sleep over it. He had it coming, looked into his file and called the brass on him after our conversation. Virk had one of the highest casualty ratings on the base. Right up there with the infantry boys. That should have raised some alarms, but someone was sleeping on the job. I turned over the recording of your confrontation with him, maybe someone got to him in prison.” She liked Jorgan all over again. “Thanks for looking into it. I’d hate to see that kid taken advantage of.” “Kid.” He snorted and looked out over the city and the people therein. He probably thought she was a kid

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